Support for calendar pads and the like



Nov. 22, 1960 G E. N| cHoL.s l2,960,783

SUPPORT Foa CALENDAR PADS, AND THE LIKE f Filed July '7, 1959 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 22, 1960 G. E. NlcHoLs 2,960,783

` SUPPORT FOR CALENDAR PADS AND THE LIKE Filed July '7, 1959 2Sheets-Sheet 2 2,966,783 Patented Nov. 22, 1960 2,960,783 SUPPORT FonCALENDAR PADS AND' THE LIKE Gordon E. lfichols, Middleboro, Mass.,assigner to Winthrop-Atkms Co., Inc., Middleboro, Mass., a corporationof Massachusetts Filed July 7, 1959, Ser. No. 825,500

16 Claims. (Cl. 40-120) This invention relates to an article ofmanufacture of the kind for supporting calendar pads, photographs andthe like, for display purposes, and has for its objects to provide astructure which embodies means for displaying a calendar pad, means fordisplaying a photograph, picture, or the like and, in addition, normallyconcealed index and memoranda areas and, in certain instances, a pocketor pockets for receiving memoranda during a calendar month in the formof au envelope which optionally may be detached for disposal or mailing.

As herein illustrated, the article comprises a support havingtransversely hinged, rigid upper and lower panel sections, means hingedto the lower edge of the lower section, adapted to stand upwardly fromthe hinge line in contact with the front face of the lower section, orto hang downwardly therefrom to form an extension thereof, and meanscarried by the upper section, a portion of which projects downwardlyacross the hinge between the sections, so as to overlap a portion of thefirst means when the latter is disposed upwardly against the frontlhinge so as to expose a calendar pad disposed in the The opposite sideof the pocket panel bears a pocket. ruled memoranda sheet which forms anextension of a similar sheet applied to the front face of the lowerpanel section. Alternatively, the hinged means may comprise two or morepocket elements in the form of envelopes swingable successivelydownwardly and, when in said downwardly swung position, having theiropen ends at the top. In one form the front face of the downwardly swungenvelope bears a calendar representing the current month and the frontface of the upstanding envelope bears the calendar of the precedingmonth. The envelope is adapti,

ed to receive memoranda and may be detached for disposal or mailing. Themeans on the front face of the upper panel section may be n the form ofa face board and may be spaced from the upper section by a spacer andhaving a window opening through it for reception of a photograph,picture or the like. A hanger is associated with the upper section ofthe support by means of which it may be suspended from a wall hookand-optionally a leg and brace may be provided at the back of thesupport, so that the latter may be supported in an upright position froma table or desk.

The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference tothe accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the article showing the upper sectionprovided with a face board containing openings for reception of aphotograph and a thermometer,

- and the lower section carries a pocket section for reception of acalendar pad;

Fig. 2 is an edge view of Fig. 1, as seen from the right side;

' Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the article shown in Fig. l, with thepocket section folded downwardly to form an extension of the lowersection of the support;

Fig. 4 is an edge view of Fig. 3, as seen from the right side;

Fig. 5 is an edge view greatly enlarged, taken on the line 5 5 of Fig.l, in which a spacer board is situated behind the face board of theupper section;

Fig. 6 is a corresponding edge view of a modified structure in which nospacer board is employed between the face board and the upper section;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modification of the article in which theupper panel section of the support has an extension and the lower panelsection supports a plurality of pockets in the form of envelopes;

Fig. 8 isa plan view of the article shown in Fig. 7 with one of theenvelopes swung downwardly;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the article shown in Fig. 7 with the extensionof the upper panel section swung upwardly and one of the envelopes swungdownwardly;

Fig. l0 is an edge view of Fig. 9 as seen from the right side;

Fig. 1l is a fragmentary View of a modied form in which the envelopesare detachably connected; and

Fig. l2 is an edge view of the article shown in Fig. 7 provided with asupporting leg and brace, the pocket and face board being omitted.

Referring to the drawings, Figs. l and 2, the article 1t) comprises arear support 12 having upper and lower panel sections 14 and 16 hingedtransversely at 18 so that the panel sections may be bent relative toeach other. As is customary in the art, the upper and lower sections aremade of stiff paperboard which are covered at the front and back with afacing paper, the latter being folded over the edges to impart afinished appearance thereto. The facing paper, crossing from one panelto the other, constitues the hinge 18 between the sections.

A pocket panel 20 is connected along its lower edge to the lower edge ofthe lower panel section 16 by a hinge 22, this hinge also beingconstituted by facing paper which may, in fact, be a continuation ofthat applied to the sections 14 and 16. The pocket section 20 isfoldable on its hinge to an upstanding position, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, in contact with the front face of the lower panel 16, which is itsnormal position, or may be swung downwardly about the hinge 22 so as todepend therefrom and to form an extension of the lower panel sec- `tion16, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The pocket section 20 contains a windowopening 24 (Fig. l) for receiving a calendar pad, the opening beinglocated at that side of the pocket section which faces outwardly fromthe support when it is folded upwardly. The back side of the pocketsection has applied to it a ruled sheet of paper 26 which may be acontinuation of a sheet applied to the front face of the lower panelsection 16 for receiving memoranda, telephone numbers and the like.

A face board 28 is mounted on the upper panel section 14 and the loweredge or margin '30' of the face board extends across the hinge 18 andlaps over the upper edge of the pocket panel 20 (Figs. 2 and 5), so thatwhen the panel sections 14 and 16 lie in a straight line the edge 30, byengagement with the upper edge of the pocket section 20, holds thelatter engaged with the lower panel section 16 with the calendar padexposed for viewing. The face board 28 may be perfectly plain and haveadvertising material printed thereon, or it may contain one or moreopenings 32 and 34 for receiving a photograph or picture and athermometer. In this particular form a spacer board 36 is disposedbetween the face board 28 and the upper section 14 in known manner toprovide depth for receiving the photograph and thermometer and also tospace the face board forwardly of the upper panel section 14 by thethickness of the pocket section 20, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, so thatwhen the lower edge of the face board overlaps the upper edge of thepocket section, the upper and lower sections of the support will `lie ina common plane.

lf desired, the spacer board 36 may beomitted lparticularly if the `faceboard is to be used 'only for -receiving adver-tising matter, as shownin Fig. 6. When thus constructed, the lower panel section 16 will bedisplaced rearwardly of the upper panel section 14 by engagement of thelower edge of 'the face board 28 with the upper edge of the pocketsection 2.0, the flexibility fof `the hinge 18 permitting this 'withoutdiiculty.

The front or -face board 28 has at :its top an upwardly projectinghanging tab 38 containing an aperture 40, by means of which the-articlemay be suspended on a wall hook.

A modication of the article, is shown in Figs. 7 to l1, having a backingsupport l2-comprised of upper and lower sections 44 and 46, connected bya transverse hinge 48. One or more 'pocket members 50 (-Fig. l0) areconnected at their edges to the lower edge of the lower section 46, forexample by hinge elements 52, so that these pocket sections 50 may standupright against the front face of the lower panel section 46, or beswung successively from an upright position, one after another, to adownwardly extending position, such as shown in Fig. 8. Normally thepocket sections are held upright by a face board 54 mounted on the upperpanel section 44, the lower marginal edge 56 of which overlaps the hinge4S and the upper edges Vof the pocket sections 59. Each pocket section50 has an opening 58 yon that side which faces outwardly when thesection is hanging downwardly as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the openingbeing located at the top with respect to their position in Fig. 8, sothat memoranda slips and small articles, such as pencils or Vthe like,may be placed therein. The front face of the pocket rnay bear a calendarsheet 60 of the current month and, if so, the face of the succeedingpocket 50, which faces outwardly, has on ita calendar sheet 62 of thepreceding month. The first of the pockets to be folded downwardlypreferably has on its exposed surface some such legend as a lSeasonsGreetings, as shown in Fig. 7.

In this particular model the face board 54 has an extension panel 64connected to its upper edge by a hinge 66 so that it may be foldedupwardly therefrom, as shown in Fig. 9. The front face f the front board54 and the rear face of the extension 64 overlying it, have applied tothem a ruledsheet 68 for memoranda and/or telephone numbers.

As in the previous articles, there may be openings for receiving apicture or a thermometer and there is allanging tab 70 by means of whichit may be suspended from a wall hook. As shown in Figs. 7 to 10 thepocket sections 50 may be detached and thrown away as successivecalendar sheets expire. Fig. `l1 shows a modification in which thepockets are in the form of mailing envelopes 72 in which case theywillthave a gurnmed flap 74, and may optionally have on one side apreprinted address and on the other a notation of the date upon whichpiece should bemailed.

While the article, as illustratedin the preceding figures, is primarilyadapted to kbe Vsuspended on the wall from a wall hook, a leg and bracemay be provided, as shown in Fig. l2, for supporting it on a at surface.

As shown, the leg and brace '76 l'and 78 may be attached or cut out ofthe panel sections'and are engageable in suitable manner to hold theleg'distended rearwardly from the support.

In each form of the invention the pocket section, whether it is for alcalendar `pad orin the form of a storage pocket or mailing envelope,`or whether it is merely an extension to vprovide for additionalmemoranda,

is supported for swinging movement from an upright position engaged withthe front face of the lower section where it is normally held by thelower marginal edge of the face board attached to the upper panelsection to a suspended position forming an extension of the lower end ofthe lower panel section. Engagement and disengagement of the lower edgeof the front board with the upper edge of the pocket section is elfectedby bending the upper and lower sections rearwardly relative to eachother.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purposeof illustration only and that this invention includes all modificationsand equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A calendar mount comprising a support, said support havingtransversely hinged upper and lower panel sections, a pad-retainingpanel hinged at its lower edge to the llower edge of the lower panelsection, and means carried by vthe upper panel section, a lportion ofwhich extends across the hinge between `the sections, and the upper edgeof the pad-retaining panel, said portion normally holding the upper-edge of the pad-retaining panel in engagement with the lower panelsection, said means being adapted by bending of the upper and lowerpanel sections relative to each other to release the upper edge of thepad-retaining panel, so that the latter is free to swing downwardlyabout its lower vedge to form a depending extension of the lower panelsection.

2. A calendar mount comprising a support, said -support havingtransversely hinged upper and 'lower panel sections, a pad-retainingypanel hinged at -its lower edge to the lower edge of the lower panelsection, a face board on the upper panel section, the lower edge ofwhich projects across the hinge between the sections, and the upper edgeof the pad-retaining panel, said lower edge normally holding thepad-retaining panel against the lower panel section, and being operableby bending of the upper and lower panel sections relative to each otherto release the upper edge of the pad-retaining panel so that the latteris free to swing downwardly to form an extension of the lower panelsection.

3. An article of manufacture comprising a support, said support havingtransversely hinged, rigid upper and lower panel sections, means hingedto the lower edge of `the lower panel section adapted to stand upwardlyfrom the hinge line in contact with the face of the lower panel section,or to hang downwardly therefrom to form an extension thereof, and meanscarried by the upper panel section, a portion of which projectsdownwardly therefrom across the hinge line between the sections, so asto overlap a portion of the first-named means when the latter isstanding upwardly against the face of the lower panel section to hold itupright, said second-named means being adapted to be disengaged fromsaid rstnamed means by folding of the upper and rlower panel sectionsrelative toeachother to permit said first-named means to swingdownwardly to its downwardly hanging position.

4. An article of manufacture according to claim 3, wherein said meanshinged to the lower panel section includes two or more pocket elements,each of which may be swung down successively from an upright positionagainst the front face of the lower panel section as held by theprojecting portion of the means carried by the upper panel section, eachpocket member having an opening which occupies an up position when thepocket member is swung downwardly, and a front face carrying a calendarsheet.

5. An .article of manufacture 4according to claim 3, wherein `said meanshinged `to the lower panel section .includes two or more envelopes, eachof which may be swung .downwardly successively from an upright positionagainst the front face of the lower section as held by the projectingportion of the means carried by the upper panel section and detached.

6. An article of manufacture according to claim 3, wherein said meanshinged to the lower panel section includes a plurality of envelopes,each of which may be t swung downwardly successively from an uprightposition against the front face of the lower section as held by theprojecting portion of the means carried by the upper panel section, theforwardly facing side of each envelope hanging downwardly, at any giventime, bearing a calendar sheet representing the current month, and theforwardly facing side of the envelope standing upwardly at that timebearing a calendar sheet representing the preceding month.

7. An article of manufacture comprising a support, said support havingtransversely hinged, rigid upper and lower panel sections, a pocketmember hinged to the lower edge of the lower panel section movable froma position standing upright from the hinge against the front face of thelower panel section to a downwardly extending position, and meansmounted on the upper panel section having a portion projecting over thehinge line between the upper and lower sections and over the upper edgeof the pocket member when the latter is engaged with the front face ofthe lower panel section to hold the pocket section thereagainst, saidprojection being adapted by folding of the upper and lower sectionsrelative to each other to release the upper edge of the pocket member sothat it is free to swing downwardly therefrom.

8. An article of manufacture according to claim 7, wherein the pocketmember is adapted to receive a calendar pad and has a window opening onthe side which faces outwardly from the front of the support when thepocket member stands upright from the hinge against the front of thelower panel sections, through which the face of the calendar pad isexposed.

9. An article of manufacture according to claim 7, wherein said pocketmember is adapted to receive a calendar pad and has a window opening inthe side which faces outwardly from the support when the pocket memberstands upright against the front face of the lower panel section throughwhich the front of the calendar pad is exposed and which has on itsopposite side a ruled memorandum sheet.

10. An article of manufacture according to claim 7, wherein said pocketmember is adapted to receive an inseit and has an opening at the sidewhich faces outwardly from the support when the pocket member occupiesits downwardly extending position, said opening being then situated atthe top of the pocket member.

11. An article of manufacture according to claim 7, wherein said pocketmember is adapted to hold memorandum and has an opening at the sidewhich faces outwardly from the support when it occupies its downwardlyextending position, and which is situated at the top of the pocketmember when in this position, and wherein the front face of the pocketcarries a calendar sheet.

12. An article of manufacture comprising a support, said support havingtransversely hinged, rigid panel sections, means hinged at the loweredge of the lower panel section adapted to stand upwardly from the hingeline in contact with the front face of the lower section and to hangdownwardly therefrom, a face board mounted on the front face of theupper section, the lower edge of which projects across the hinge betweenthe sections, over the upper edge of said means, to hold the latterupright, said edge being movable with the upper section when the latteris bent rearwardly relative to the lower section to release the upperedge of said means so that the latter may swing downwardly, said faceboard containing a window behind which may be disposed an insert.

13. An article of manufacture according to claim l2, wherein there is aspacer board disposed behind the face board, the lower edge of whichterminates short of the hinge line between the panel sections.

14. An article of manufacture according to claim 12, wherein a panel ishinged along its upper edge to the upper edge of the face board so asnormally to hang downwardly against the front face of the face board,said panel being swingable upwardly to expose the front face of the faceboard and bearing a ruled memorandum sheet.

15. An article of manufacture according to claim l2,

`wherein the upper section of the support has a hanger by means of whichthe support may be suspended from a wall hook with the panel sections ina common plane and with the lower edge of the face board .thrust firmlyagainst the upper edge of said means hinged at the lower edge of thelower panel.

16. An article of manufacture according to claim 12, wherein the supporthas a supporting leg hinged thereto for movement to an angular positiontherebehind, and a brace for holding the leg in said rearwardlydisplaced position, said leg and brace being so disposed relative to thepanels as to hold the panels in a common plane so that the lower edge ofthe face board overlaps and retains the upper edge of said means hingedat the lower edge of the lower section.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,835,098 Shedd Dec. 8, 1931 2,009,247 Barta July 23, 1935 2,128,989Deckerson Sept. 6, 1938

